Under arm protector



June 11, 193 G. H. SOUTHER, JR

UNDER ARM PROTECTOR Filed June 25, 1933 i George'H. SOUHWY'. Ir.

' INVENTOR Patented June 11, 1935 t i j New UNDER ARM PROTECTOR GeorgeH. Souther, J12, Columbiaville, try; Application June 23, 1933, SerialNo. 677,215

' 8 Claims.

My invention relates to an underarm absorbent protector and deodorantparticularly adapted for use by men; who are inclined to perspire veryfreely in the portions of their-bodies '5: directly underneath the arms,andwho desire to protect their odor.

This invention has for its object to provide a protector of thischaracter, which is made 'up of highly absorbent nraterial containing adeodorant, and which 'is detachably hung, as a hammock, in the arm holeof a garment, so as garments against perspiration and to fit snuglywithin-the arm pit in direct-con tact with the wearers body. j

Another object of this invention is to con struct an underarm protectorof the character hereinafter described, which is provided with endportions adapted to be upturned when being worn so as to form stops orcorks, front and back, whereby excessmoisture is absorbed and preventedfrom seeping outwardly and into the garment above the region actuallycovered by the protector.

A still further object of the invention is t incorporate in the device,a check or moistureproof layer, whereby the protector, having absorbed amaximum quantity of moisture, is capable of holding the same withinitself and against possible pick-up by any part of a garment coming intocontact therewith.

I accomplish these objects by means of the protector, one embodiment ofwhich is described in the following specification, set forth in theappended claims, and illustratively exemplified in the accompanyingdrawing, in which Figure 1 is a top plan View of a protector, partsbeing broken away to disclose otherwise hidden parts; Figure 2 is asubstantially longitudinal sectional view, taken on lines 22 of Figure1; Figure 3 is a side elevational view of the protector in its foldedposition and ready to be placed within the arm hole of a garment; Figure4 is an end elevational view of the protector in its folded position;and Figure 5 is a sectional View of a garment showing the arm holethereof and protector attached.

Referring to the drawing, Hi denotes the outer wrapping which consistsof a length of cotton gauze disposed two or moretimes about an absorbentfiller H. The projecting ends of the gauze beyond the filler beingfolded against the under side of the protector. The filler H in thepresent instance comprises, from the bottom or under side up, a layer ofcrepe paper sheets it, a sheet of Waterproof material, such as paper l3,

aelayer of gauze 13 another section of superposed sheets of crepe'paperId of considerably greater thickness than the first-layer 2, a singlepieceof gauze l5, and still another section of superposed sheets ofcrepe paper It disposed on the gauzel5. The protector-is shaped witharectangularly shaped "mid-portion A, substantially oval-shaped endpieces B and restricted neck portions C between A and B; Afte'r'thewrapper H] hasbeen wrapped about the filler? I! and the ends fold edagainst the under side, apair of narrow strips of gauze ll are'wrappedabout the neck portions C and the ends of each strip 'are tied togetheron the under side of the: protector, as illustrated in Figures land-4r.The-strips i! tend to'hold the wrapping ll! firmly in position about thefiller H and to define the end pieces B apart from theintermediatebodyportion A. A staple i8 is driven through the strip I1,wrapper It and-filler H in the'mid portion ofeach neck section C to"insure the filler'in fixed position. Loosely' attached to each-staplel8fon the, under sideof the protector is a hook I9- or any otherfastening means suitable for effecting a detachable connection with theportion of a garment to which the protector is to be attached. It willbe understood that a hook is shown merely as one possible means by whichthe connection may be made. The hook in the present instance engages thearm hole seam 20 of a shirt, as indicated in Figure 5.

Referring now to the application of my under arm protector, referencewill be had particularly to Figures 3, 4 and 5. From the flat padarrangement illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, the completed protector isfolded longitudinally upon itself at its intermediate portion Aso as tobring the two opposite side edges side by side and directed downwardly.This position of the mid portion A will allow the ends B to be turnedupwardly along the neck portions C. As a re-" sult, the hooks 19 may beswung upwardly from the outer surfaces of the upturned ends B to beengaged in the arm hole seams 20.

It has been found desirable to cause the waterproof piece l3 to befolded upon itself transversely thereof in two or more places in orderto enable the protector when folded longitudinally for use to take acomfortable outward curve and consequently a properly fitted position inthe arm pit of the wearer and at the,

same time offer the necessary protection required to prevent moisturefrom seeping through to the bottom or under side of the protector.

wearers flesh in the arm pit, while the ends B in their upstandingposition hug snugly to folds in the flesh coming out from under the armin front and back and form what might properly be termed corks toprevent escape of excess perspiration over and above the regionactually.

covered by the absorbent protector.

It will suffice to state thatl'the protectorsaccording to the presentinvention, may be easily attached to the wearers garment, and just asrials used in their construction, and as a consequence, may be sold at avery modest amount.

Any of the well known deordorants may be.

used upon the filler to remove theunpleasantness which otherwise followsexcessive perspira tion. allowed to remain .upon the body.

Having described my invention as; applie particularly to'under armprotectors, it must be understood that the specific construction setforth may be applied with equal results to the so-called sanitary pad ornapkin. What-I claim is: e

1. As an article of manufacture, an under arm protector, comprising afiller of superimposed layers of absorbent material, and an interposedlayer of moisture proof material folded upon itself transversely thereofto form pleats, whereby the protector is capable of being foldedlongitudinally along an outward curve to fit to the arm pit in anyposition. of the-arm. V

, 2. As an articleof manufacture, a protector to be supported in the armpit 01"; the wearer,

comprising a filler of layers of absorbent material and a moisture-prooflayer adjacent its under side, said filler having a mid-portion to befolded upon itself andend portions turned 'upwardly to form corks frontand back at the ends of the arm pit. 1

3. As an article of manufacture, a protector to be supported in the armpit of the wearer, comprising a wrapper, a filler within the wrapper ofabsorbentlayers of material and a moisture-proof layer interposed in thematerial adjacent its under side, said filler having a rectangularmid-portion, end portions and intermediate restricted portions betweensaid end 6. A protector, as claimed in claim 3, in which the means forattaching the protector to the wearers garment comprises a detachablefastener, attached at one end to the under midsection of the. restrictedportion and at the other provided with means to engage the garment.-

'7. A protector, as claimed in claim 3, including staples inserted inthe wrapper and filler at the restricted sections to hold them together.

8. A protector, as claimed in claim 3, in which the wrapper comprises alength of gauze wrapped longitudinally two or more times about thefiller and the projecting ends turned over and against one side, andmeans driven through the wrapper, filler and bands to hold them to-.

gether. r

- GEORGE H. SOUTHER, JR.

